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Chapter 31, Problem 11CQ(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 11CQ
(Answers to odd-numbered Conceptual Questions can be found in the back of the book.)
(a) In the quantum mechanical model of the hydrogen atom, there is one value of n for which the angular momentum of the electron must be zero. What is this value of n?(b) Can the angular momentum of the electron be zero in states with other values of it? Explain.
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Problem 11CQ
(Answers to odd-numbered Conceptual Questions can be found in the back of the book.)
(a) In the quantum mechanical model of the hydrogen atom, there is one value of n for which the angular momentum of the electron must be zero. What is this value of n?(b) Can the angular momentum of the electron be zero in states with other values of it? Explain.
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Solution 11CQ
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Here, we have to check for which value, the angular momentum is zero.
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